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N.Thyagarajan Actress Mumtaz is acting in a minister role for the film Rajadhiraja. The film is directed by Shakthi Chidambaram who earlier produced a lot of films, mostly with Sathyaraj. Now, the director wanted Mumtaz to appear as a woman minister. She is given the role of Saidai Shailaja who becomes minister and takes cudgels against those who made her to suffer.

Director Cheran's one-time-assistant, Ramakrishnan has become hero of a film produced by S.P.B.Charan who is the son of Playback Singer S.P.Balasubramaniam. Ramakrishan who came to Charan to work as assistant for the film Kungamapoovum Konjum Puravum sometime ago. Charan on seeing the assistant director's physical appearance asked him to do the role of hero for the new film. "It was a surprise thing and I did not expect this type of luck in my life. However, I wanted to become only a director. That is my aim in life" said Ramakrishanan to a group of journalists.

Maverick music maestro A R Rahman's journey through fifteen states of India hunting for music talent will be aired on Doordarshan early this December. Rahman will host the 'The Big Band' show where bands from seven countries- India, Nepal, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore and Sri Lanka- will vie for a three-year recording contract with Phat Phish Records, an entertainment and communications company. The winner will also get artist management up to three albums and six music videos, tours and concerts on national and international stage as well as cash prize worth Rs 10 million. "We have seen so many reality shows on the television. But what makes it different is that the show is not all about India alone, we have the idea of providing a common platform for all these guys from various places," Rahman said here on Tuesday. "There is a huge audience of people who look beyond the typical Bollywood music. Music talents cutting across regions, languages,